Please join the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, in partnership with Our Secure Future, for a public conversation on “Gender and Strategic Competition,” on Friday, July 15, 2022, from 1:30-2:30pm on Zoom. NATO Special Representative for Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Irene Fellin and H.E. Dame Karen Pierce, DCMG will join our distinguished panel of experts to discuss how to integrate the WPS agenda into strategic decision-making for a security environment defined by great power competition.

Amid all the uncertainty as the war in Ukraine enters its next phase, one thing is abundantly clear: the strategic environment has irrevocably changed. While the transatlantic community has come together in a stunning show of unity to address Russia’s invasion, challenges remain to managing escalation over the long term in both the European and Indo-Pacific theaters.

With the NATO Alliance’s new grand strategy freshly released and the US national defense strategy expected to shortly follow, now is the opportune time to reconsider how allies and partners can ensure commitments under the Women, Peace, and Security agenda are proactively integrated at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels.

The Atlantic Council and Our Secure Future are honored to welcome a distinguished panel of government officials and civil society experts to discuss the path forward. Register now using the button above. We hope you will be able to join us for what promises to be an engaging event on a topic worthy of greater discussion. Join the conversation on Twitter with #StrongerWithAllies.

Opening remarks by

Barry Pavel

Senior Vice President and Director, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council

A conversation with

Irene Fellin

Special Representative for Women, Peace, and Security
NATO

H.E. Dame Karen Pierce, DCMG

British Ambassador to the United States
Government of the United Kingdom

Moderated by

Sahana Dharmapuri

Director
Our Secure Future

Gender and Security

At the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, we work to develop sustainable, nonpartisan strategies to address the most important security challenges facing the United States and its allies and partners. We do this by proactively shaping intersectional strategies to address the impact of gender on international security while supporting early- and mid-career professionals in national and international security and defense.

The Transatlantic Security Initiative, in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, shapes and influences the debate on the greatest security challenges facing the North Atlantic Alliance and its key partners.

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